Reader's Digest - USA (2019-08)

READER’S DIGEST

Youcouldearncashbytellingus

abouttheanticsofuniquepetsor

wildlife.Turntopageĝfordetails

onhowtocontribute.

thecrow.I’veseencrowsturningon

tapstohavea drinkofwateronhot

summerafternoonsandstealing

peasfromkitchenwindowsillsand

storingthemincrevicesonrooftops.

I’vealsowatchedthemcollectively

raisinga ‘caw’fora funeralchorus

tohonourthedeathofoneoftheir

kind.Theneighbourhoodissoused

totheircawingthatit hasbecomea

partofoureverydayexistence.

CleverCrow
TASNIMZAHIR
EarlyeverymorningI takea brisk
walk.Beforethesungetstoostrong,
I enjoyobservingthebehaviour
ofthebirdsinmyneighbourhood
inNorthNazimabad,thetown
whereI liveinPakistan.Common
nativebirdsI seedailyinclude
sparrows,eagles,parakeets,
pigeons,starlingsandpartridges,as
wellasmoreexoticvisitorssuchas
nightingalesinsummer,finchesand
hummingbirds.
However,beatingallofthemin
theraceforsurvivalofthefittestis

SMART ANIMALS

JUDGING BY THEIR ACTIONS, THESE CREATURES ARE PRETTY BRAINY

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18 august 2019